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Hans51 Posted 14 years ago
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"If I am rude, I will apologize to you"

"If I am rude, I will apologize to you"

Is the sentence possible? If so, this is about a current state or a future happening? I think that the sentence is somewhat weird. What do you experts think? Thank you so much as usual.
  

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It is weird but it seems possible. The speaker is leaving open the possibility that he will be rude in the future, and if informed of this state, s/he will apologize for the rudeness. It's hypothetical, but subjunctive is not appropriate.

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  • It is weird but it seems possible.
  • The speaker is leaving open the possibility that he will be rude in the future, and if informed of this state, s/he will apologize for the rudeness.
  • It's hypothetical, but subjunctive is not appropriate.
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It is weird but it seems possible. The speaker is leaving open the possibility that he will be rude in the future, and if informed of this state, s/he will apologize for the rudeness.

It's hypothetical, but subjunctive is not appropriate. Otherwise it would have to revised to "If I were ever rude, I would apologize to you."
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